Real Betis vs Barcelona, La Liga: Live blog, updates, goals, highlights

WELCOME TO THE ESTADIO BENITO VILLAMARÍN!!! The beautiful home of Real Betis in the city of Seville is the site of a huge La Liga clash between the hosts and Barcelona, who come into this one needing three points to qualify for next season’s Champions League. But it won’t be easy against a fantastic Betis side that plays amazing football and is nearly unbeatable at home. This should be really good, and you’re welcome to join us to follow and comment all the action. Vamos!

(Note: the comments will be open only when the team news come out, because our commenter people love commenting and sometimes there are too many comments in the comments section)

LIVE BLOG

LINEUPS

BARCELONA

Starting XI: Neto; Alves, Araujo, Eric, Alba; F. De Jong, Busquets, Gavi; Dembélé, Memphis, Ferran (4-3-3)

Substitutes: Tenas (GK), Lenglet, Umtiti, Mingueza, Puig, Adama, Ansu Fati, Braithwaite, Aubameyang, L. De Jong

REAL BETIS

Starting XI: Bravo; Sabaly, Pezzella, Bartra, Moreno; Rodríguez, Guardado; Canales, Fekir, Juanmi; Iglesias (4-2-3-1)

Substitutes: Silva (GK), González, Ruiz, Miranda, Akouokou, Carvalho, Joaquín, Rodri, Tello, Willian José, Ruibal

MATCH INFO

Competition/Round: 2021-22 La Liga, Matchday 35

Date/Time: Saturday, May 7, 2022, 9pm CET (Barcelona), 8pm BST/WAT (UK & Nigeria), 3pm ET, 12pm PT (USA), 12.30am IST (India, Sunday)

Venue: Estadio Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain

Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

VAR: José Luis González González

HOW TO WATCH, STREAM LA LIGA

How to watch on TV: Not Available (USA, Canada), LaLigaTV (UK), SuperSport (Nigeria), MTV (India), Movistar LaLiga (Spain), others

How to watch online: ESPN+ (USA), LaLigaTV (UK), others

Matchday Thread Rules

We don’t have a lot of rules here, but there are a few things to keep in mind when joining our matchday threads:

Even if the referee sucks or we lose the game, watch the swearing. It’s just unnecessary. Also, don’t discuss illegal streaming links. Those who do it will be warned, and those who post links will be instantly banned. Finally, be nice to each other. This is a Barcelona community and we don’t need to offend one another.

Have fun with the game! Forever and ever, no matter the competition, VISCA EL BARÇA!